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Everybody Talks

By Kelli Sheckler-AmsdenPublished 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 1 min read
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it started off easy enough

the goal was to just get through Monday

don't know why it's always so rough

there's something off about that day

the phone calls were endless

e-mails galore

when it began to seem hopeless

I headed straight for the door

a break for my sanity

some grub for my belly

I'm low on the vanity

but I heard someone say...Kelli

I turned with a smile

awaiting a smile in return

but the tone, it seemed hostile

and my stomach did churn

could they be talking about me (?)

that face isn't familiar

no, it couldn't be

but the conversation was killer

this Kelly was a fiend

that's why it's spelled with a y

ya know what I mean

my name ends with an I

so, just to be clear

I leaned in a bit closer

it was so hard to hear

but now, I needed the closure

Finally, I couldn't stand it

you know, I just had to be sure

only one way to handle

a topic so crass and obscure

so, I turned around

and said as sweet as could be

hey girls, that tone you're taking is loud

could you adjust it for me

and before they could shoot

that mind your own, glare

I smiled faking, being cute

with an icy mom stare

I winked to be civil

and mumbled under my breath

besides your talk is drivel

and here was my sudden death

I'm the Kelli you're dissin'

and if you want the truth, you should ask

I know that man you've been kissin'

that's why I divorced his ass

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This was for Sleepy Drafts eavesdropping prompt, although, this one is fiction (mostly)

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    Written by Kelli Sheckler-Amsden